Best photos of September 12: From tourism in Uzbekistan to a Charlie Kirk mural in Israel

Tourists pose for photos dressed in traditional Uzbek clothing in Registan Square in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, 11 September 2025. (issued 12 September 2025). The city, known for its place along the Silk Road, has become a major tourist attraction in recent years due to its concentration of one of the finest collections of Turkic architecture and art in existence today. EPA / MARIA SENOVILLA
Nepalese soldiers stand guard near Singha Durbar, which houses government and parliament buildings, after it was set on fire by protesters in Kathmandu. AFP
Muslim devotees react as a priest displays a relic believed to be a hair from the beard of the Prophet Mohammed on the last Friday of Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi, which marks the Prophet Mohammed's birthday, at the Hazratbal Shrine in Srinagar. AFP
A man walks across the rubble of a collapsed building after flooding in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. AFP
Models present Yi Ming's spring/summer 2026 collection at China Fashion Week in Beijing. Reuters
Workers unload crates of silkworm cocoons at a silk company in Qianjiang District, Chongqing, south-west China. AFP
A woman cycles along a flooded street following torrential rain in Tokyo, Japan. EPA
People look at a mural in honour of US right-wing commentator Charlie Kirk, in Ashdod, Israel. Kirk was shot dead by a sniper at a Utah university event. EPA

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September 12, 2025

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